Friday, November 25, 2016

SmokesGiving brews tasted

We tried several new brews provided by one of our favorite people, Jamie brought tidings from afar:
1.  Toppling Goliath, Rover Truck, Oatmeal Stout, Loved the comment, Live beer, please refrigerate on the 16 ounce can.  Very mellow and drinkable stout, very very good stout.   On line, shows 5.7% and 35 IBU, like the 35 IBU, not bitter.   Everyone here liked this one.
2.  Toppling Goliath, PseudoSue, pale ale, description tells of mango, using the Citra hop.   5.8%, 50 IBU, not bitter, very citrus and a drinkable beer.  Would order and buy any time we can find it.  
3.  Topling Goliath, Tsunami, pale ale, difference here is the slight mandarin orange last, still light and refreshing, 5.0%, 31 IBU, no bitter after taste, again all enjoyed this one.  Really good beer.
4.  Exile Brewery, Ruthie, gold lager, 5.2%, very refreshing, drinkable, and not overpowering.   Would order if on tap.
5.  Exile Brewery, Sir-Moch-A-Lot, Mocha Stout, chocolate in light notes, more than the TG above, 7.1%, reminders of some of the stouts we had in MI on our last trip.  Good, beer for all of us stout drinkers.  

The Mitten Grand Rapids

Country Strong IPA, 7%, 58 ibu, simcoe and centennial hops, nice aroma, not too bitter
Caught Lookin Coconut Porter, 5.2%, robust porter made with shredded coconut and chocolate malt, I taste coconut in the middle of my tongue.
Rain Delay Dark Ale, 5.9%, 38 ibu, duh,
Relief Session IPA, 4.5%, 45 ibu, strong citrus hop aroma, nice nose, citrus aroma, an IPA.
Ned and George Oatmeal Stout, 5.5%, 27 ibu, flaked oats, servcd on nitro, soso stout, nice nose.
Label UP, American brown ale, made

Hudsonville Pike 51 Brewing

Fancy and Dumb, 6.1%, 17 IBU, tart farmhouse ale, fermented in wine barrels with honey, Malts: Pilsner, wheat, flaked oat, pale,
Hops: super saaz, chinook, amarillo, Mosaic

Sofa King, rye ipa, 6.1%, 60ibu, Malts, pale, munich, rye